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</ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Players" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Players"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Players</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Players-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Finances" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Finances"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Finances</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Finances-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Finances subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Finances-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Attendance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Attendance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Attendance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Attendance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sponsorship" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sponsorship"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Sponsorship</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sponsorship-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Insolvency_events" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Insolvency_events"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Insolvency events</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Insolvency_events-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media_coverage" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media_coverage"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Media coverage</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Media_coverage-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Media coverage subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Media_coverage-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Television" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Television"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Television</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Television-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Radio" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Radio"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Radio</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Radio-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Member_clubs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Member_clubs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Member clubs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Member_clubs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Stadia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stadia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Stadia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Stadia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Statistics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Statistics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Statistics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Statistics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet 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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Top goalscorers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Top_goalscorers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Top_10_SPL_goalscorers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Top_10_SPL_goalscorers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3.1</span> <span>Top 10 SPL goalscorers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Top_10_SPL_goalscorers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Records_and_awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Records_and_awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Records and awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Records_and_awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Scottish Premier League</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B2_(1998%E2%80%932013)" title="الدوري الإسكتلندي الممتاز (1998–2013) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="الدوري الإسكتلندي الممتاز (1998–2013)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_League_d%27Escocia_(f%C3%BAtbol)" title="Premier League d'Escocia (fútbol) – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Premier League d'Escocia (fútbol)" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%88%D0%B0_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0" title="Шотландска висша лига – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Шотландска висша лига" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Premier_League" title="Scottish Premier League – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Scottish Premier League" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Premier_League" title="Scottish Premier League – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Scottish Premier League" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Premier_League" title="Scottish Premier League – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Scottish Premier League" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Premier_League" title="Scottish Premier League – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Scottish Premier League" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CF%81%CE%AD%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%B5%CF%81_%CE%9B%CE%B9%CE%B3%CE%BA_%CE%A3%CE%BA%CF%89%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Πρέμιερ Λιγκ Σκωτίας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Πρέμιερ Λιγκ Σκωτίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF" title="لیگ برتر فوتبال اسکاتلند – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="لیگ برتر فوتبال اسکاتلند" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Premier_League" title="Scottish Premier League – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Scottish Premier League" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%AComh_L%C3%ACog_na_h-Alba" title="Prìomh Lìog na h-Alba – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Prìomh Lìog na h-Alba" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Premier_League" title="Scottish Premier League – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Scottish Premier League" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8A%A4%EC%BD%94%ED%8B%B0%EC%8B%9C_%ED%94%84%EB%A6%AC%EB%AF%B8%EC%96%B4%EB%A6%AC%EA%B7%B8" title="스코티시 프리미어리그 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="스코티시 프리미어리그" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liga_Utama_Skotlandia" title="Liga Utama Skotlandia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Liga Utama Skotlandia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B2" title="الدورى الاسكتلندى الممتاز – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="الدورى الاسكتلندى الممتاز" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%BD_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%8C%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B3" title="Шотландын Премьер лиг – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Шотландын Премьер лиг" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Premier_League" title="Scottish Premier League – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Scottish Premier League" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%83%9F%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0" title="スコティッシュ・プレミアリーグ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="スコティッシュ・プレミアリーグ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Premier_League" title="Scottish Premier League – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Scottish Premier League" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a 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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Professional association football league, contested by clubs from Scotland</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the former Scottish football division (1998–2013). 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For the women's football league, see <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Women%27s_Premier_League" title="Scottish Women's Premier League">Scottish Women's Premier League</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Football league</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:auto; min-width:21em; max-width:25em"><caption class="infobox-title">Scottish Premier League</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clydesdale_Bank_Premier_League_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/Clydesdale_Bank_Premier_League_logo.svg/175px-Clydesdale_Bank_Premier_League_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="175" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/Clydesdale_Bank_Premier_League_logo.svg/263px-Clydesdale_Bank_Premier_League_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/Clydesdale_Bank_Premier_League_logo.svg/350px-Clydesdale_Bank_Premier_League_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="335" data-file-height="125" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1998</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Folded</th><td class="infobox-data">2013</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_association_football" title="Geography of association football">Confederation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of clubs</th><td class="infobox-data">12 (2000–2013)<br />10 (1998–2000)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Level on pyramid</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most championships</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Celtic_F.C." title="Celtic F.C.">Celtic</a> (8)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Scottish Premier League</b> (<b>SPL</b>) was the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_football_league_system" title="Scottish football league system">top-level</a> league competition for professional <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> clubs in Scotland. The league was founded in 1998, when it broke away from the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League" title="Scottish Football League">Scottish Football League</a> (SFL). It was abolished in 2013, when the SPL and SFL merged to form the new <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Professional_Football_League" title="Scottish Professional Football League">Scottish Professional Football League</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with its top division being known as the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Premiership" title="Scottish Premiership">Scottish Premiership</a>. A total of <a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_Premier_League_clubs" title="List of Scottish Premier League clubs">19 clubs</a> competed in the SPL, but only the <a href="/wiki/Old_Firm" title="Old Firm">Old Firm</a> clubs of Glasgow—<a href="/wiki/Celtic_F.C." title="Celtic F.C.">Celtic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rangers_F.C." title="Rangers F.C.">Rangers</a>— won the league championship. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For most of its history, the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League" title="Scottish Football League">Scottish Football League</a> had a two divisional structure (Divisions One and Two) between which clubs were <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">promoted and relegated</a> at the end of each season. However, by the mid-1970s, this organisation was perceived to be stagnant, and it was decided to split into a three divisional structure: <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League_Premier_Division" title="Scottish Football League Premier Division">Premier Division</a> (formerly Division One), <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League_First_Division" title="Scottish Football League First Division">First Division</a> (formerly Division Two) and a newly added <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League_Second_Division" title="Scottish Football League Second Division">Second Division</a>. This system came into force for the <a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_in_Scottish_football" title="1975–76 in Scottish football">1975–76 season</a>. This setup continued until the <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_in_Scottish_football" title="1994–95 in Scottish football">1994–95 season</a>, when – in response to an attempt by the biggest clubs to form a breakaway 'Super League' in 1992<sup id="cite_ref-super21_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-super21-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – a four divisional structure was introduced. This involved the creation of a <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League_Third_Division" title="Scottish Football League Third Division">Third Division</a>, with all four divisions consisting of ten clubs. </p><p>On 8 September 1997, the clubs in the Premier Division decided to split from the Scottish Football League and form a Scottish Premier League. This followed <a href="/wiki/Premier_League#Foundation_(1990s)" title="Premier League">an earlier example in England</a>, which came into force during the <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_in_English_football" title="1992–93 in English football">1992–93 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-super21_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-super21-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This decision was fuelled by a desire by the top clubs in Scotland to retain more of the revenue generated by the game. Originally, league sponsorship money was divided proportionally between clubs in all four divisions. After the SPL was formed, its clubs retained all of its commercial revenues except for an annual payment to the SFL and a parachute payment to recently relegated clubs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Competition_format">Competition format</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Competition format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Edinburgh_Derby_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Edinburgh_Derby_2006.jpg/220px-Edinburgh_Derby_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Edinburgh_Derby_2006.jpg/330px-Edinburgh_Derby_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Edinburgh_Derby_2006.jpg/440px-Edinburgh_Derby_2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Hearts take on Hibernian in an <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Derby" class="mw-redirect" title="Edinburgh Derby">Edinburgh Derby</a> played at <a href="/wiki/Tynecastle_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Tynecastle Stadium">Tynecastle</a> in December 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>Teams received <a href="/wiki/Three_points_for_a_win" title="Three points for a win">three points for a win</a> and one point for a draw. No points were awarded for a loss. Teams were ranked by total points, then <a href="/wiki/Goal_difference" title="Goal difference">goal difference</a>, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points was crowned <a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_football_champions" title="List of Scottish football champions">league champion</a>. If points were equal, the goal difference and then goals scored determine the winner. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Split">Split</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Split"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Originally the SPL contained 10 clubs, but it subsequently enlarged to 12 for the <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_in_Scottish_football" title="2000–01 in Scottish football">2000–01 season</a> and retained this structure until 2013. The increase from 10 clubs to 12 was part of the deal offered to obtain approval from SFL member clubs. After the expansion to 12 clubs, the SPL operated a "split" format. This was done to prevent the need for a 44-match schedule, based on playing each other four times. That format had been used in the Scottish Premier Division but was considered to be too high a number of matches in a league season. </p><p>A season, which runs from August (except in <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_in_Scottish_football" title="2011–12 in Scottish football">2011–12</a>, when that season began in July) until May, was divided into two phases. During the first phase, each club played three matches against every other team, either once at home and twice away, or <i>vice versa</i>. After this first phase of matches, by which time all clubs had played 33 matches, the league split into a "top six" and a "bottom six". Each club then played a further five matches against the other five teams in their own section. Points achieved during the first phase of 33 matches were carried forward to the second phase, but the teams competed only within their own sections during the second phase. After the first phase was completed, clubs could not move out of their own section in the league, even if they achieved more or fewer points than a higher or lower ranked team, respectively. </p><p>At the beginning of each season, the SPL "predicted" the likely positions of each club in order to produce a fixture schedule that ensured the best possible chance of all clubs playing each other twice at home and twice away. This was known as the league seeding and was based on clubs' performance in previous years.<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_stand_by_their_split_decision_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_stand_by_their_split_decision-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If a club did not finish in the half where it was predicted to finish, it faced the possibility of playing an unequal number of home and away matches. For example, one club would sometimes play another three times at home and once away.<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_stand_by_their_split_decision_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_stand_by_their_split_decision-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There was criticism of the split season format. However, the SPL defended the split format, dismissing the possibility of expanding the league due to a lack of strong enough clubs within the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League" title="Scottish Football League">Scottish Football League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_stand_by_their_split_decision_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_stand_by_their_split_decision-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2008, Kilmarnock manager <a href="/wiki/Jim_Jefferies_(footballer)" title="Jim Jefferies (footballer)">Jim Jefferies</a> was the latest to call for a league revamp, claiming the potential for four matches per season against the same opponent was too many.<sup id="cite_ref-Jefferies_league_revamp_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jefferies_league_revamp-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Promotion_and_relegation">Promotion and relegation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Promotion and relegation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The bottom placed SPL club at the end of the season was relegated, and swapped places with the winner of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League_First_Division" title="Scottish Football League First Division">Scottish First Division</a>, provided that the winner satisfied the SPL entry criteria. These promotion criteria sometimes caused controversy. In 2003, the chairmen of the member clubs voted against <a href="/wiki/Falkirk_F.C." title="Falkirk F.C.">Falkirk</a>'s proposed ground share with <a href="/wiki/Airdrieonians_F.C." title="Airdrieonians F.C.">Airdrie United</a> and stopped the club from having the 10,000 capacity stadium it required, therefore saving <a href="/wiki/Motherwell_F.C." title="Motherwell F.C.">Motherwell</a> from relegation.<sup id="cite_ref-Falkirk_lose_out_as_SPL_closes_ranks_and_denies_them_place_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Falkirk_lose_out_as_SPL_closes_ranks_and_denies_them_place-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The same situation nearly materialised in 2004. After several votes and discussion, including threats of court cases from <a href="/wiki/Partick_Thistle_F.C." title="Partick Thistle F.C.">Partick Thistle</a>, the team threatened with relegation, <a href="/wiki/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C." title="Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.">Inverness Caledonian Thistle</a> were promoted on the basis that they would ground share with <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_F.C." title="Aberdeen F.C.">Aberdeen</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pittodrie_Stadium" title="Pittodrie Stadium">Pittodrie</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Inverness_win_SPL_vote_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inverness_win_SPL_vote-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, the stadium size criterion for entry to the SPL was reduced to 6,000,<sup id="cite_ref-Inverness_are_homeward_bound_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inverness_are_homeward_bound-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> thereby allowing Inverness Caledonian Thistle to return to their home stadium during the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2005–06 Scottish Premier League">2005–06 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Inverness_are_homeward_bound_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inverness_are_homeward_bound-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Old_Firm_dominance">Old Firm dominance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Old Firm dominance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oldfirm.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Oldfirm.jpg/220px-Oldfirm.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Oldfirm.jpg/330px-Oldfirm.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Oldfirm.jpg/440px-Oldfirm.jpg 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="491" /></a><figcaption>Both sets of fans at an <a href="/wiki/Old_Firm" title="Old Firm">Old Firm</a> match at <a href="/wiki/Celtic_Park" title="Celtic Park">Celtic Park</a></figcaption></figure> <p>One of the main criticisms of the SPL was the dominance of the two <a href="/wiki/Old_Firm" title="Old Firm">Old Firm</a> clubs, Celtic and Rangers. No team outside the Old Firm has won the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_football_champions" title="List of Scottish football champions">Scottish league championship</a> since 1985. Until Rangers were ejected from the SPL due to <a href="/wiki/Administration_and_liquidation_of_The_Rangers_Football_Club_Plc" class="mw-redirect" title="Administration and liquidation of The Rangers Football Club Plc">their liquidation</a>, there was only one SPL season (<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_in_Scottish_football" title="2005–06 in Scottish football">2005–06</a>) where both clubs failed to occupy first and second positions, with <a href="/wiki/Heart_of_Midlothian_F.C." title="Heart of Midlothian F.C.">Hearts</a> finishing second behind Celtic.<sup id="cite_ref-low_in_att_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-low_in_att-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While other European leagues were dominated by a few clubs in the 2000s, the Old Firm dominance in Scotland dated back to the beginning of Scottish league football, with a few exceptional periods. The average home attendances of both clubs is significantly higher than the other Scottish clubs, which resulted in the Old Firm having far greater revenues and therefore more money to spend on players. Both clubs also received significant revenues from participation in the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League" title="UEFA Champions League">UEFA Champions League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/UEFA_Europa_League" title="UEFA Europa League">UEFA Europa League</a>. </p><p>Despite having more resources than other Scottish clubs, the Old Firm experienced difficulty in competing with big clubs from other leagues in terms of transfer fees and player wages due to the SPL's relatively low television revenue. A recurring theme during the existence of the SPL was the prospect of the two clubs leaving the Scottish football set-up to join the <a href="/wiki/English_football_league_system" title="English football league system">English football league system</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_League_(football)" title="Atlantic League (football)">Atlantic League</a> with clubs from countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal, or forming a new <a href="/wiki/Proposals_for_a_European_Super_League_in_association_football" title="Proposals for a European Super League in association football">European Super League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dutch_resurrect_Atlantic_League_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dutch_resurrect_Atlantic_League-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-strachan_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strachan-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While some observers believed the departure of the Old Firm from the Scottish football setup would be detrimental to Scottish football as a whole,<sup id="cite_ref-Blatter_opposes_Old_Firm_switch_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blatter_opposes_Old_Firm_switch-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Old_Firm_urged_to_talk_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Old_Firm_urged_to_talk-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> others, such as <a href="/wiki/Craig_Levein" title="Craig Levein">Craig Levein</a>, believed it would benefit Scottish football due to increased competition among the remaining clubs for the SPL title.<sup id="cite_ref-Levein_wants_Old_Firm_kicked_out_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Levein_wants_Old_Firm_kicked_out-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> World football's governing body <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> ruled out the prospect of any Old Firm move to the English set-up.<sup id="cite_ref-Fifa_writes_off_Old_Firm_hopes_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fifa_writes_off_Old_Firm_hopes-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The duopoly was effectively broken when Rangers entered <a href="/wiki/Administration_(British_football)" title="Administration (British football)">administration</a> in 2012 and was liquidated after it failed to reach an agreement with creditors. Rangers was relaunched by a new company and were voted into the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League_Third_Division" title="Scottish Football League Third Division">Scottish Football League Third Division</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2013, Rangers chief executive <a href="/wiki/Charles_Green_(businessman)" title="Charles Green (businessman)">Charles Green</a> suggested that Rangers could join the <a href="/wiki/Football_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Conference">Football Conference</a> and that <a href="/wiki/EU_competition_law" class="mw-redirect" title="EU competition law">EU competition law</a> banning <a href="/wiki/Restraints_of_trade" class="mw-redirect" title="Restraints of trade">restraints of trade</a> could be used to overcome any legal barriers to such a plan.<sup id="cite_ref-mcleman_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcleman-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Green also suggested that Rangers and Celtic would not be playing in the Scottish league system in ten years time.<sup id="cite_ref-mcleman_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcleman-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scotland manager <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Strachan" title="Gordon Strachan">Gordon Strachan</a> said he believed the Old Firm clubs would join a future new 38-club two-division European Super League.<sup id="cite_ref-strachan_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strachan-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Winter_break">Winter break</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Winter break"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The SPL instituted a "winter break" during the January of each season, beginning with the 1998–99 season. However, this practice was removed beginning in the <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2000–01 Scottish Premier League">2000–01 season</a>, forcing clubs to play throughout January and sometimes resulting in postponement of matches and significant damage to clubs' pitches. Managers <a href="/wiki/Martin_O%27Neill" title="Martin O'Neill">Martin O'Neill</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-McLeish_berates_SPL_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLeish_berates_SPL-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Duffy_(footballer)" title="Jim Duffy (footballer)">Jim Duffy</a><sup id="cite_ref-McLeish_berates_SPL_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLeish_berates_SPL-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Walter_Smith" title="Walter Smith">Walter Smith</a> were among those who called for the winter break to be reinstated.<sup id="cite_ref-Smith_sinter_break_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smith_sinter_break-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Alex_McLeish" title="Alex McLeish">Alex McLeish</a> accused the SPL of taking Scottish football "back to the Dark Ages" after its decision to scrap the mid-season hiatus.<sup id="cite_ref-McLeish_berates_SPL_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLeish_berates_SPL-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="European_qualification">European qualification</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: European qualification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Barcelona_vs_Rangers_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Barcelona_vs_Rangers_2.jpg/250px-Barcelona_vs_Rangers_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Barcelona_vs_Rangers_2.jpg/375px-Barcelona_vs_Rangers_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Barcelona_vs_Rangers_2.jpg/500px-Barcelona_vs_Rangers_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>Rangers playing <a href="/wiki/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">Barcelona</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Camp_Nou" title="Camp Nou">Camp Nou</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_UEFA_Champions_League" title="2007–08 UEFA Champions League">2007–08 Champions League</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In the seasons after the SPL's inception, Scotland's UEFA coefficient improved significantly, having been ranked 26th in 1998–99,<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_praises_Euro_performances_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_praises_Euro_performances-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> they reached a high of 10th at the end of the 2007–08 season. The SPL ranking thereafter declined, the league falling back to the 24th position at the end of 2012–13.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2003, Celtic became the first Scottish club since <a href="/wiki/Dundee_United_F.C." title="Dundee United F.C.">Dundee United</a> in 1987 to reach a European final, eventually losing 3–2 to <a href="/wiki/FC_Porto" title="FC Porto">Porto</a> after <a href="/wiki/Extra_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra time">extra time</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2003_UEFA_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 UEFA Cup Final">UEFA Cup final</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Porto_end_Celtic's_UEFA_dream_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Porto_end_Celtic's_UEFA_dream-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2003–04, two Scottish clubs, Celtic and Rangers, qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time. In 2005–06, Rangers became the first Scottish club to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League,<sup id="cite_ref-Rangers_1-1_Inter_Milan_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rangers_1-1_Inter_Milan-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a feat repeated by Celtic the following two seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-Celtic_1-0_Man_Utd_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Celtic_1-0_Man_Utd-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AC_Milan_1-0_Celtic_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AC_Milan_1-0_Celtic-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 2007–08 season, three Scottish clubs were competing in Europe after Christmas for the first time since 1970,<sup id="cite_ref-Calderwood_aims_to_end_37_years_of_Scottish_hurt_in_Europe_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Calderwood_aims_to_end_37_years_of_Scottish_hurt_in_Europe-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while in the same season, Rangers reached the <a href="/wiki/2008_UEFA_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 UEFA Cup Final">2008 UEFA Cup final</a>, but lost 2–0 to Russian club <a href="/wiki/FC_Zenit_Saint_Petersburg" title="FC Zenit Saint Petersburg">Zenit Saint Petersburg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Uefa_Cup_final—Zenit_2-0_Rangers_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uefa_Cup_final—Zenit_2-0_Rangers-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the season, Scotland's European representatives collected the most coefficient points since the <a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_in_Scottish_football" title="1982–83 in Scottish football">1982–83 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_praises_Euro_performances_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_praises_Euro_performances-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Players">Players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Scottish Premier League clubs had almost complete freedom to sign whatever number and category of players they wish. There was no team or individual salary cap, no squad size limit, no age restrictions other than those applied by general employment law, no restrictions on the overall number of foreign players and few restrictions on individual foreign players. All players with EU nationality, including those able to claim an EU passport through a parent or grandparent, were eligible to play, and top players from outside the EU were able to obtain UK work permits. </p><p>The only restriction on selection was the "Under-21 rule". This rule stated that each club must include at least three players under the age of 21 in its matchday squad. Opinions on this rule were divided among SPL managers. <a href="/wiki/Walter_Smith" title="Walter Smith">Walter Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gus_MacPherson" title="Gus MacPherson">Gus MacPherson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Jefferies_(footballer)" title="Jim Jefferies (footballer)">Jim Jefferies</a> expressed their disapproval of the policy.<sup id="cite_ref-Under-21_ruling_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Under-21_ruling-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_Collins_(footballer,_born_1968)" title="John Collins (footballer, born 1968)">John Collins</a> approved of the ruling, claiming it is healthy for Scottish football and encouraged the development of young players.<sup id="cite_ref-Under-21_ruling_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Under-21_ruling-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A decline in television revenue resulted in relatively little spending among SPL clubs, with major transfer spending mostly limited to the Old Firm clubs. As a result, most clubs became reliant on developing their own young players and selling them on for profit. This also resulted in a large proportion of SPL clubs' squads being made up of Scottish players (73% in the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2004–05 Scottish Premier League">2004–05 season</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_FAQ_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_FAQ-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Finances">Finances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Finances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Attendance">Attendance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Attendance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to its relatively low income from television and commercial partners, Scottish clubs were highly dependent on revenues from fans attending matches. More people in Scotland per head of population watched their domestic top-level league than any other European nation.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All ten of the clubs that played in the <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Scottish_Premier_League" title="1998–99 Scottish Premier League">1998–99 Scottish Premier League</a> also participated in the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2011–12 Scottish Premier League">2011–12 Scottish Premier League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-low_in_att_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-low_in_att-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nine of those ten clubs recorded lower average attendance.<sup id="cite_ref-low_in_att_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-low_in_att-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Celtic had a 14% decline in attendance since a peak season of <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_in_Scottish_football" title="2000–01 in Scottish football">2000–01</a>, when the club won the domestic treble.<sup id="cite_ref-low_in_att_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-low_in_att-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C." title="Dunfermline Athletic F.C.">Dunfermline</a>, who were newly promoted to the SPL in 2011–12, only saw an increase of 939 in average attendance from the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Scottish_First_Division" title="2010–11 Scottish First Division">2010–11 Scottish First Division</a> season.<sup id="cite_ref-low_in_att_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-low_in_att-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also attracted a bigger crowd for a <a href="/wiki/Fife_derby" title="Fife derby">Fife derby</a> game in the First Division against <a href="/wiki/Raith_Rovers_F.C." title="Raith Rovers F.C.">Raith Rovers</a> than any game in the SPL.<sup id="cite_ref-low_in_att_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-low_in_att-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sponsorship">Sponsorship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Sponsorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Bank_of_Scotland" title="Bank of Scotland">Bank of Scotland</a>, which had sponsored the league since March 1999 (the League was unsponsored for most of the <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_in_Scottish_football" title="1998–99 in Scottish football">inaugural season</a>), did not renew its sponsorship at the end of the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_in_Scottish_football" title="2006–07 in Scottish football">2006–07 season</a>. Talks began with <a href="/wiki/Clydesdale_Bank" title="Clydesdale Bank">Clydesdale Bank</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-bank_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bank-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a four-year contract worth £8 million came into effect from July 2007;<sup id="cite_ref-clydesdale_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clydesdale-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 2010, the contract was extended until 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Insolvency_events">Insolvency events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Insolvency events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the SPL era, six of its member clubs entered <a href="/wiki/Administration_(insolvency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Administration (insolvency)">administration</a>. Serious financial difficulties first arose in 2002 when broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a> withdrew its interest in the League's television rights when the SPL rejected its offer of £45 million, hoping a better deal would arise from another broadcaster.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_report_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph_report-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, a superior deal failed to arise, adding to the clubs' already delicate financial position.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_report_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph_report-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Total debt among SPL clubs was estimated during 2001–02 to be around £132m, having been barely into double figures two years previously.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_report_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph_report-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Motherwell_F.C." title="Motherwell F.C.">Motherwell</a> became the first SPL club to enter administration in April 2002, with debts of £11 million and a wage bill totalling 97% of the club's annual turnover.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_report_34-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph_report-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dundee_F.C." title="Dundee F.C.">Dundee</a> were next to follow, when in November 2003 it sacked 25 staff after debts of £20 million.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_report_34-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph_report-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The severity of the SPL's financial problems were revealed in September 2003 when combined losses for SPL clubs during 2001–02 was estimated to have been £60 million.<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_posts_record_losses_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_posts_record_losses-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A report by <a href="/wiki/PricewaterhouseCoopers" class="mw-redirect" title="PricewaterhouseCoopers">PricewaterhouseCoopers</a> (PWC) in 2003 described five SPL clubs – Dundee, Dunfermline Athletic, Hearts, Hibernian and Livingston – as "technically insolvent". <a href="/wiki/Livingston_F.C." title="Livingston F.C.">Livingston</a> became the third SPL club to enter administration in February 2004 with debts of £3.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-Livi_in_administration_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Livi_in_administration-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C." title="Dunfermline Athletic F.C.">Dunfermline Athletic</a>'s financial position also looked bleak, with several players asked to take wage-cuts,<sup id="cite_ref-Pars_players_face_wage_cuts_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pars_players_face_wage_cuts-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Rangers chairman <a href="/wiki/David_Murray_(Scottish_businessman)" title="David Murray (Scottish businessman)">David Murray</a> announced in September 2004 a plan to raise £57 million via a <a href="/wiki/Rights_issue" title="Rights issue">rights issue</a> in an attempt to eliminate a large proportion of the club's debts.<sup id="cite_ref-Rangers_to_raise_£57m_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rangers_to_raise_£57m-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After widespread cost-cutting measures, the finances of SPL clubs began to show signs of improvement. Both Motherwell and Dundee came out of administration in April<sup id="cite_ref-'Well_end_administration_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-'Well_end_administration-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and August 2004<sup id="cite_ref-Dundee_to_enter_new_era_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dundee_to_enter_new_era-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> respectively, while Livingston ended its 15-month spell in administration in May 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-Livingston_out_of_administration_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Livingston_out_of_administration-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2006 report on SPL finances by PWC revealed operating profits of £2.8 million among SPL clubs, the first collective operating profit made by Scotland's top-flight clubs in over a decade.<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_continues_economic_recovery_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_continues_economic_recovery-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seven of the SPL's 12 clubs had a wage turnover ratio of less than 60%.<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_continues_economic_recovery_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_continues_economic_recovery-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2007 report by PWC revealed a collective loss of £9 million for 2005–06, although six clubs – Falkirk, Hibernian, Inverness CT, Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Rangers – made a profit.<sup id="cite_ref-Hearts_buck_debt_reduction_trend_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hearts_buck_debt_reduction_trend-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The report highlighted the increasingly precarious financial position of Hearts, describing its current finances as "unsustainable" with debt rising by £7 million to £28 million and a wage bill which represents 97% of its turnover.<sup id="cite_ref-Hearts_buck_debt_reduction_trend_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hearts_buck_debt_reduction_trend-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The figures for <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2006–07 Scottish Premier League">2006–07</a> showed a collective profit of £3 million, with eight clubs making a profit.<sup id="cite_ref-Profits_on_the_up_for_SPL_clubs_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Profits_on_the_up_for_SPL_clubs-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2008, <a href="/wiki/Gretna_F.C." title="Gretna F.C.">Gretna</a> became the fourth SPL club to enter administration.<sup id="cite_ref-Gretna_edging_closer_to_closure_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gretna_edging_closer_to_closure-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club's main benefactor, <a href="/wiki/Brooks_Mileson" title="Brooks Mileson">Brooks Mileson</a>, was forced to withdraw his financial support due to failing health.<sup id="cite_ref-Gretna_edging_closer_to_closure_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gretna_edging_closer_to_closure-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club was liquidated after it had been relegated to the Scottish Football League at the end of the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2007–08 Scottish Premier League">2007–08 Scottish Premier League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gretna_liq_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gretna_liq-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gretna fans formed a new club, <a href="/wiki/Gretna_F.C._2008" title="Gretna F.C. 2008">Gretna 2008</a>, which entered the <a href="/wiki/East_of_Scotland_Football_League" title="East of Scotland Football League">East of Scotland Football League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gretna_liq_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gretna_liq-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>SPL clubs were badly affected by the <a href="/wiki/Great_Recession_in_Europe" title="Great Recession in Europe">Great Recession in Europe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Clubs_expect_more_financial_woes_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clubs_expect_more_financial_woes-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 21st PWC annual review found that SPL clubs made a collective loss of £22 million during the 2008–09 season, although this loss was almost entirely due to problems at two clubs.<sup id="cite_ref-basket_case_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basket_case-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rangers incurred a £14 million loss after losing most of their European revenues due to an early defeat by <a href="/wiki/FBK_Kaunas" title="FBK Kaunas">FBK Kaunas</a>, while Hearts lost £8 million.<sup id="cite_ref-basket_case_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basket_case-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, Hearts was described by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Scotsman" title="The Scotsman">The Scotsman</a></i> as the only true financial "basket case" in the SPL, with the club having a wages-to-turnover ratio of 126% and debt of over three times turnover.<sup id="cite_ref-basket_case_49-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basket_case-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rangers stabilised financially in the next two seasons, thanks to income generated from Champions League participation.<sup id="cite_ref-basket_case_49-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basket_case-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rangers entered administration on 14 February 2012,<sup id="cite_ref-Administrators'_appointment_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Administrators'_appointment-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> owing an approximate £9 million in unpaid taxes and with an ongoing tribunal with HMRC.<sup id="cite_ref-Administrators'_report_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Administrators'_report-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> HMRC blocked a proposed <a href="/wiki/Company_Voluntary_Arrangement" class="mw-redirect" title="Company Voluntary Arrangement">Company Voluntary Arrangement</a> in June 2012, forcing preferred bidder Charles Green to use a new company to buy out the business and assets of Rangers.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Weeks before the SPL merged into the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Professional_Football_League" title="Scottish Professional Football League">Scottish Professional Football League</a>, Hearts became the sixth SPL club to enter administration. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_coverage">Media coverage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Media coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_cameraman_pitchside_at_Tynecastle_Stadium.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/A_cameraman_pitchside_at_Tynecastle_Stadium.jpg/170px-A_cameraman_pitchside_at_Tynecastle_Stadium.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/A_cameraman_pitchside_at_Tynecastle_Stadium.jpg/255px-A_cameraman_pitchside_at_Tynecastle_Stadium.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/A_cameraman_pitchside_at_Tynecastle_Stadium.jpg/340px-A_cameraman_pitchside_at_Tynecastle_Stadium.jpg 2x" data-file-width="647" data-file-height="1006" /></a><figcaption>A cameraman pitchside at <a href="/wiki/Tynecastle_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Tynecastle Stadium">Tynecastle Stadium</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Between <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Scottish_Premier_League" title="1998–99 Scottish Premier League">1998–99</a> and <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2001–02 Scottish Premier League">2001–02</a>, exclusive television rights for live Scottish Premier League matches were held by Sky Sports. In January 2002, the SPL rejected a £45 million offer from Sky Sports and began considering setting up its own pay-per-view channel, dubbed "SPL TV".<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_set_to_launch_its_own_TV_station_as_Sky_switch_off_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_set_to_launch_its_own_TV_station_as_Sky_switch_off-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, these plans broke down in April 2002 when the Old Firm clubs – Rangers and Celtic – utilised the 11–1 voting system to veto the proposals.<sup id="cite_ref-Old_Firm_scupper_SPL_TV_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Old_Firm_scupper_SPL_TV-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This caused discontent among the remaining ten SPL clubs, which subsequently announced their intention to resign from the league.<sup id="cite_ref-Scottish_league_faces_collapse_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scottish_league_faces_collapse-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite a two-year television deal being agreed with <a href="/wiki/BBC_Scotland" title="BBC Scotland">BBC Scotland</a> in July 2002 for a significant amount less than previously offered by Sky Sports,<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_signs_BBC_deal_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_signs_BBC_deal-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the ten non-Old Firm clubs confirmed their resignation from the SPL in August 2002, citing discontent with the voting system.<sup id="cite_ref-Scottish_clubs_quit_SPL_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scottish_clubs_quit_SPL-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ten clubs withdrew their resignations in January 2003 after an agreement was reached to change some of the voting procedures and to change the distribution of TV revenue.<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_ends_internal_strife_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_ends_internal_strife-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The SPL agreed a television rights deal with Irish broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Setanta_Sports" title="Setanta Sports">Setanta Sports</a> in February 2004 in a four-year deal worth £35 million.<sup id="cite_ref-Setanta_wins_SPL_TV_deal_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Setanta_wins_SPL_TV_deal-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This deal was revised in 2006, with a two-year extension to the original deal agreed, the new four-year deal now being worth £54.5 million and running to 2010. In June 2008, it was announced that a further four-year deal would commence for the 2010–11 season, worth £125 million.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Setanta lost the rights to show live SPL matches in the United Kingdom as it was unable to pay the £3 million it owed to the SPL.<sup id="cite_ref-sky_and_espn_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sky_and_espn-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SPL then agreed a deal with <a href="/wiki/ESPN_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN (UK)">ESPN</a> and Sky Sports worth £13 million per season to the clubs.<sup id="cite_ref-sky_and_espn_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sky_and_espn-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was comparable to the deal which was in place with Setanta,<sup id="cite_ref-sky_and_espn_61-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sky_and_espn-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but it was around half the amount Setanta was due to pay from 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-of_blast_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-of_blast-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Old Firm criticised the decision of nine of the other SPL clubs to accept that offer from Setanta, instead of taking an alternative package from Sky that would have been worth significantly more than the deal signed after Setanta went into administration.<sup id="cite_ref-of_blast_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-of_blast-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, Sky and ESPN agreed a five-year deal with the SPL where they would pay a total of £65 million for the rights to show 30 matches each per season. In November 2011, it was announced that a five-year extension to the contract would commence from the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2012–13 Scottish Premier League">2012–13 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This deal was amended after Rangers entered insolvency and was not allowed to transfer its SPL membership to a new company.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rights held by ESPN were acquired by <a href="/wiki/BT_Sport" class="mw-redirect" title="BT Sport">BT Sport</a> in February 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>BBC Scotland's <a href="/wiki/Sportscene" title="Sportscene">Sportscene</a> held the rights to broadcast highlights of each match first on terrestrial TV. The BBC also held the rights to show online Internet highlights to UK users for one week after each match. <a href="/wiki/BBC_Alba" title="BBC Alba">BBC Alba</a>, launched in September 2008, showed one full SPL match per week in delayed coverage.<sup id="cite_ref-alba_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alba-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BBC Alba also showed some live matches in the 2012–13 season.<sup id="cite_ref-alba_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alba-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SPL was broadcast in Australia by <a href="/wiki/Setanta_Sports_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Setanta Sports Australia">Setanta Sports Australia</a>, in Canada by <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet_World" title="Sportsnet World">Sportsnet World</a> and in the United States by <a href="/wiki/Fox_Soccer_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Soccer Channel">Fox Soccer Channel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fox_Soccer_Plus" title="Fox Soccer Plus">Fox Soccer Plus</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Radio broadcasting rights were held by <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Scotland" title="BBC Radio Scotland">BBC Radio Scotland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Radio_Scotland_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Radio_Scotland-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BBC Radio Scotland also provided internet webcasts to all Scottish Premier League matches, having become the first broadcaster to introduce such a service in June 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Old Firm matches were also broadcast on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_5_Live" title="BBC Radio 5 Live">BBC Radio 5 Live</a> and <a href="/wiki/102.5_Clyde_1" class="mw-redirect" title="102.5 Clyde 1">102.5 Clyde 1</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Member_clubs">Member clubs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Member clubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_Premier_League_clubs" title="List of Scottish Premier League clubs">List of Scottish Premier League clubs</a></div> <p>The clubs listed below competed in the Scottish Premier League. Teams in <i>italics</i> were founder members, who played in the <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Scottish_Premier_League" title="1998–99 Scottish Premier League">1998–99</a> competition. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"> <tbody><tr> <th>Club </th> <th>City/Town </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_F.C." title="Aberdeen F.C."><i>Aberdeen</i></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aberdeen" title="Aberdeen">Aberdeen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_F.C." title="Celtic F.C."><i>Celtic</i></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dundee_F.C." title="Dundee F.C."><i>Dundee</i></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dundee" title="Dundee">Dundee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dundee_United_F.C." title="Dundee United F.C."><i>Dundee United</i></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dundee" title="Dundee">Dundee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C." title="Dunfermline Athletic F.C."><i>Dunfermline Athletic</i></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dunfermline" title="Dunfermline">Dunfermline</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Falkirk_F.C." title="Falkirk F.C.">Falkirk</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Falkirk" title="Falkirk">Falkirk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gretna_F.C." title="Gretna F.C.">Gretna</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gretna,_Dumfries_and_Galloway" title="Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway">Gretna</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Academical_F.C." title="Hamilton Academical F.C.">Hamilton Academical</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_South_Lanarkshire" title="Hamilton, South Lanarkshire">Hamilton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Heart_of_Midlothian_F.C." title="Heart of Midlothian F.C."><i>Heart of Midlothian</i></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hibernian_F.C." title="Hibernian F.C.">Hibernian</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C." title="Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.">Inverness CT</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Inverness" title="Inverness">Inverness</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock_F.C." title="Kilmarnock F.C."><i>Kilmarnock</i></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock" title="Kilmarnock">Kilmarnock</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Livingston_F.C." title="Livingston F.C.">Livingston</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Livingston,_West_Lothian" title="Livingston, West Lothian">Livingston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Motherwell_F.C." title="Motherwell F.C."><i>Motherwell</i></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Motherwell" title="Motherwell">Motherwell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Partick_Thistle_F.C." title="Partick Thistle F.C.">Partick Thistle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rangers_F.C." title="Rangers F.C."><i>Rangers</i></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ross_County_F.C." title="Ross County F.C.">Ross County</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dingwall" title="Dingwall">Dingwall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Johnstone_F.C." title="St Johnstone F.C."><i>St Johnstone</i></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Perth,_Scotland" title="Perth, Scotland">Perth</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Mirren_F.C." title="St Mirren F.C.">St Mirren</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paisley,_Renfrewshire" title="Paisley, Renfrewshire">Paisley</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stadia">Stadia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Stadia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_Premier_League_stadiums" title="List of Scottish Premier League stadiums">List of Scottish Premier League stadiums</a></div> <p>The following stadia were used by clubs in the Scottish Premier League. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Celtic_Park,_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Celtic_Park%2C_2007.jpg/225px-Celtic_Park%2C_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Celtic_Park%2C_2007.jpg/338px-Celtic_Park%2C_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Celtic_Park%2C_2007.jpg/450px-Celtic_Park%2C_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Park" title="Celtic Park">Celtic Park</a>, the biggest stadium by capacity used in the SPL.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="130">Stadium </th> <th width="190">Club(s) </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Almondvale_Stadium" title="Almondvale Stadium">Almondvale Stadium</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Livingston_F.C." title="Livingston F.C.">Livingston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gretna_F.C." title="Gretna F.C.">Gretna</a></td> <td>Gretna played one home game at Almondvale during the 2007–08 season due to the bad condition of the Fir Park pitch. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Caledonian_Stadium" title="Caledonian Stadium">Caledonian Stadium</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C." title="Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.">Inverness Caledonian Thistle</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Park" title="Celtic Park">Celtic Park</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_F.C." title="Celtic F.C.">Celtic</a></td> <td>The biggest club stadium in Scotland by seating capacity.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dens_Park" title="Dens Park">Dens Park</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dundee_F.C." title="Dundee F.C.">Dundee</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/East_End_Park" title="East End Park">East End Park</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C." title="Dunfermline Athletic F.C.">Dunfermline Athletic</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Easter_Road_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Easter Road Stadium">Easter Road</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hibernian_F.C." title="Hibernian F.C.">Hibernian</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Falkirk_Stadium" title="Falkirk Stadium">Falkirk Stadium</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Falkirk_F.C." title="Falkirk F.C.">Falkirk</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fir_Park" title="Fir Park">Fir Park</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Motherwell_F.C." title="Motherwell F.C.">Motherwell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gretna_F.C." title="Gretna F.C.">Gretna</a></td> <td>Gretna used Fir Park for most of the 2007–08 season because their normal home ground, <a href="/wiki/Raydale_Park" title="Raydale Park">Raydale Park</a>, did not meet SPL requirements. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Firhill_Stadium" title="Firhill Stadium">Firhill Stadium</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Partick_Thistle_F.C." title="Partick Thistle F.C.">Partick Thistle</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ibrox_Stadium" title="Ibrox Stadium">Ibrox Stadium</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rangers_F.C." title="Rangers F.C.">Rangers</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Love_Street_(stadium)" title="Love Street (stadium)">Love Street</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Mirren_F.C." title="St Mirren F.C.">St Mirren</a></td> <td>Love Street was closed in January 2009. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/McDiarmid_Park" title="McDiarmid Park">McDiarmid Park</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Johnstone_F.C." title="St Johnstone F.C.">St Johnstone</a></td> <td>First purpose-built all-seater stadium in Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Douglas_Park" title="New Douglas Park">New Douglas Park</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Academical_F.C." title="Hamilton Academical F.C.">Hamilton Academical</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittodrie_Stadium" title="Pittodrie Stadium">Pittodrie Stadium</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_F.C." title="Aberdeen F.C.">Aberdeen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C." title="Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.">Inverness C.T.</a></td> <td>Inverness C.T. moved to Aberdeen's Pittodrie Stadium for part of the 2004–05 season while the Caledonian Stadium was upgraded to meet capacity regulations. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Park" title="Rugby Park">Rugby Park</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock_F.C." title="Kilmarnock F.C.">Kilmarnock</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Mirren_Park" title="St Mirren Park">St Mirren Park</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Mirren_F.C." title="St Mirren F.C.">St Mirren</a></td> <td>Opened in January 2009. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tannadice_Park" title="Tannadice Park">Tannadice Park</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dundee_United_F.C." title="Dundee United F.C.">Dundee United</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tynecastle_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Tynecastle Stadium">Tynecastle Stadium</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heart_of_Midlothian_F.C." title="Heart of Midlothian F.C.">Heart of Midlothian</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Dingwall" title="Victoria Park, Dingwall">Victoria Park</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ross_County_F.C." title="Ross County F.C.">Ross County</a></td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Championships">Championships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_football_champions" title="List of Scottish football champions">List of Scottish football champions</a></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th>Winner </th> <th>Runner-up </th> <th>Relegated </th> <th>Top scorer </th> <th><a href="/wiki/SPFA_Players%27_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="SPFA Players' Player of the Year">Players' Player of the Year</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/SFWA_Footballer_of_the_Year" title="SFWA Footballer of the Year">Writers' Player of the Year</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Scottish_Premier_League" title="1998–99 Scottish Premier League">1998–99</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rangers_F.C." title="Rangers F.C.">Rangers</a>(1) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_F.C." title="Celtic F.C.">Celtic</a> (1) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C." title="Dunfermline Athletic F.C.">Dunfermline Athletic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henrik_Larsson" title="Henrik Larsson">Henrik Larsson</a> <b>29</b> (Celtic) </td> <td>Henrik Larsson (Celtic) </td> <td>Henrik Larsson (Celtic) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Scottish_Premier_League" title="1999–2000 Scottish Premier League">1999–2000</a> </td> <td>Rangers (2) </td> <td>Celtic (2) </td> <td>No relegation<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Viduka" title="Mark Viduka">Mark Viduka</a> <b>25</b> (Celtic) </td> <td>Mark Viduka (Celtic) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barry_Ferguson" title="Barry Ferguson">Barry Ferguson</a> (Rangers) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2000–01 Scottish Premier League">2000–01</a> </td> <td>Celtic (1) </td> <td>Rangers (1) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Mirren_F.C." title="St Mirren F.C.">St Mirren</a> </td> <td>Henrik Larsson <b>35</b> (Celtic) </td> <td>Henrik Larsson (Celtic) </td> <td>Henrik Larsson (Celtic) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2001–02 Scottish Premier League">2001–02</a> </td> <td>Celtic (2) </td> <td>Rangers (2) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Johnstone_F.C." title="St Johnstone F.C.">St Johnstone</a> </td> <td>Henrik Larsson <b>29</b> (Celtic) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Amoruso" title="Lorenzo Amoruso">Lorenzo Amoruso</a> (Rangers) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Lambert" title="Paul Lambert">Paul Lambert</a> (Celtic) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2002–03 Scottish Premier League">2002–03</a> </td> <td>Rangers (3) </td> <td>Celtic (3) </td> <td>No relegation<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Henrik Larsson <b>28</b> (Celtic) </td> <td>Barry Ferguson (Rangers) </td> <td>Barry Ferguson (Rangers) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2003–04 Scottish Premier League">2003–04</a> </td> <td>Celtic (3) </td> <td>Rangers (3) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Partick_Thistle_F.C." title="Partick Thistle F.C.">Partick Thistle</a> </td> <td>Henrik Larsson <b>30</b> (Celtic) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Sutton" title="Chris Sutton">Chris Sutton</a> (Celtic) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jackie_McNamara" title="Jackie McNamara">Jackie McNamara</a> (Celtic) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2004–05 Scottish Premier League">2004–05</a> </td> <td>Rangers (4) </td> <td>Celtic (4) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dundee_F.C." title="Dundee F.C.">Dundee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hartson" title="John Hartson">John Hartson</a> <b>25</b> (Celtic) </td> <td>John Hartson (Celtic)<br /><a href="/wiki/Fernando_Ricksen" title="Fernando Ricksen">Fernando Ricksen</a> (Rangers) </td> <td>John Hartson (Celtic) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2005–06 Scottish Premier League">2005–06</a> </td> <td>Celtic (4) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heart_of_Midlothian_F.C." title="Heart of Midlothian F.C.">Heart of Midlothian</a> (1) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Livingston_F.C." title="Livingston F.C.">Livingston</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kris_Boyd" title="Kris Boyd">Kris Boyd</a> <b>32</b> (<i>15</i> – Kilmarnock, <i>17</i> – Rangers) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaun_Maloney" title="Shaun Maloney">Shaun Maloney</a> (Celtic) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Craig_Gordon" title="Craig Gordon">Craig Gordon</a> (Hearts) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2006–07 Scottish Premier League">2006–07</a> </td> <td>Celtic (5) </td> <td>Rangers (4) </td> <td>Dunfermline Athletic </td> <td>Kris Boyd <b>20</b> (Rangers) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shunsuke_Nakamura" title="Shunsuke Nakamura">Shunsuke Nakamura</a> (Celtic) </td> <td>Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2007–08 Scottish Premier League">2007–08</a> </td> <td>Celtic (6) </td> <td>Rangers (5) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gretna_F.C." title="Gretna F.C.">Gretna</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_McDonald" title="Scott McDonald">Scott McDonald</a> <b>25</b> (Celtic) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aiden_McGeady" title="Aiden McGeady">Aiden McGeady</a> (Celtic) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Cu%C3%A9llar" title="Carlos Cuéllar">Carlos Cuéllar</a> (Rangers) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2008–09 Scottish Premier League">2008–09</a> </td> <td>Rangers (5) </td> <td>Celtic (5) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C." title="Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.">Inverness CT</a> </td> <td>Kris Boyd <b>27</b> (Rangers) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Brown_(footballer,_born_June_1985)" title="Scott Brown (footballer, born June 1985)">Scott Brown</a> (Celtic) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Caldwell" title="Gary Caldwell">Gary Caldwell</a> (Celtic) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2009–10 Scottish Premier League">2009–10</a> </td> <td>Rangers (6) </td> <td>Celtic (6) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Falkirk_F.C." title="Falkirk F.C.">Falkirk</a> </td> <td>Kris Boyd <b>23</b> (Rangers) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steven_Davis" title="Steven Davis">Steven Davis</a> (Rangers) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Weir_(Scottish_footballer)" title="David Weir (Scottish footballer)">David Weir</a> (Rangers) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2010–11 Scottish Premier League">2010–11</a> </td> <td>Rangers (7) </td> <td>Celtic (7) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Academical_F.C." title="Hamilton Academical F.C.">Hamilton Academical</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Miller" title="Kenny Miller">Kenny Miller</a> <b>21</b> (Rangers) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emilio_Izaguirre" title="Emilio Izaguirre">Emilio Izaguirre</a> (Celtic) </td> <td>Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2011–12 Scottish Premier League">2011–12</a> </td> <td>Celtic (7) </td> <td>Rangers (6) </td> <td>Dunfermline Athletic </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Hooper" title="Gary Hooper">Gary Hooper</a> <b>24</b> (Celtic) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Mulgrew" title="Charlie Mulgrew">Charlie Mulgrew</a> (Celtic) </td> <td>Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2012–13 Scottish Premier League">2012–13</a> </td> <td>Celtic (8) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Motherwell_F.C." title="Motherwell F.C.">Motherwell</a> (1) </td> <td>Dundee </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Higdon" title="Michael Higdon">Michael Higdon</a> <b>26</b> (Motherwell) </td> <td>Michael Higdon (Motherwell) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Griffiths" title="Leigh Griffiths">Leigh Griffiths</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hibernian_F.C." title="Hibernian F.C.">Hibernian</a>) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-time_SPL_table">All-time SPL table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: All-time SPL table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This table is a cumulative record of all SPL matches played. The table is accurate from the 1998–99 season to the end of the 2012–13 season, inclusive.<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="35">P <br /> </th> <th width="160">Club <br /> </th> <th width="40">Ssn <br /> </th> <th width="40">Pld <br /> </th> <th width="40">W <br /> </th> <th width="40">D <br /> </th> <th width="40">L <br /> </th> <th width="40">F <br /> </th> <th width="40">A <br /> </th> <th width="40">GD <br /> </th> <th width="40">Pts <br /> </th> <th width="40">PPG <br /> </th> <th width="35">1st <br /> </th> <th width="35">2nd <br /> </th> <th width="35">3rd <br /> </th> <th width="35">4th <br /> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Celtic_F.C." title="Celtic F.C.">Celtic</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>566</td> <td>412</td> <td>82</td> <td>72</td> <td>1304</td> <td>453</td> <td>+851</td> <td><b>1318</b></td> <td>2.329</td> <td>8</td> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef"> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rangers_F.C." title="Rangers F.C.">Rangers</a><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>14</td> <td>528</td> <td>364</td> <td>93</td> <td>71</td> <td>1150</td> <td>418</td> <td>+732</td> <td><b>1175</b></td> <td>2.225</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Heart_of_Midlothian_F.C." title="Heart of Midlothian F.C.">Heart of Midlothian</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>566</td> <td>229</td> <td>139</td> <td>198</td> <td>733</td> <td>670</td> <td>+63</td> <td><b>826</b></td> <td>1.459</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef"> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Motherwell_F.C." title="Motherwell F.C.">Motherwell</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>566</td> <td>195</td> <td>132</td> <td>239</td> <td>708</td> <td>839</td> <td>−131</td> <td><b>717</b></td> <td>1.267</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock_F.C." title="Kilmarnock F.C.">Kilmarnock</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>566</td> <td>189</td> <td>145</td> <td>232</td> <td>685</td> <td>811</td> <td>−126</td> <td><b>712</b></td> <td>1.258</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef"> <td>6</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_F.C." title="Aberdeen F.C.">Aberdeen</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>566</td> <td>188</td> <td>143</td> <td>235</td> <td>651</td> <td>785</td> <td>−134</td> <td><b>707</b></td> <td>1.249</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Hibernian_F.C." title="Hibernian F.C.">Hibernian</a> </td> <td>14</td> <td>530</td> <td>183</td> <td>134</td> <td>213</td> <td>712</td> <td>761</td> <td>−49</td> <td><b>683</b></td> <td>1.289</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef"> <td>8</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Dundee_United_F.C." title="Dundee United F.C.">Dundee United</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>566</td> <td>173</td> <td>162</td> <td>231</td> <td>674</td> <td>845</td> <td>−171</td> <td><b>681</b></td> <td>1.203</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C." title="Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.">Inverness CT</a> </td> <td>8</td> <td>304</td> <td>97</td> <td>83</td> <td>124</td> <td>380</td> <td>417</td> <td>−37</td> <td><b>374</b></td> <td>1.23</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef"> <td>10</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/St_Johnstone_F.C." title="St Johnstone F.C.">St Johnstone</a> </td> <td>8</td> <td>300</td> <td>90</td> <td>87</td> <td>123</td> <td>307</td> <td>398</td> <td>−91</td> <td><b>357</b></td> <td>1.19</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C." title="Dunfermline Athletic F.C.">Dunfermline Athletic</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>340</td> <td>83</td> <td>89</td> <td>168</td> <td>335</td> <td>565</td> <td>−230</td> <td><b>338</b></td> <td>0.994</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef"> <td>12</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Dundee_F.C." title="Dundee F.C.">Dundee</a> </td> <td>8</td> <td>300</td> <td>87</td> <td>70</td> <td>143</td> <td>336</td> <td>478</td> <td>−142</td> <td><b>331</b></td> <td>1.103</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/St_Mirren_F.C." title="St Mirren F.C.">St Mirren</a> </td> <td>8</td> <td>304</td> <td>68</td> <td>91</td> <td>145</td> <td>277</td> <td>446</td> <td>−169</td> <td><b>295</b></td> <td>0.97</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef"> <td>14</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Falkirk_F.C." title="Falkirk F.C.">Falkirk</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>190</td> <td>51</td> <td>48</td> <td>91</td> <td>197</td> <td>277</td> <td>−80</td> <td><b>201</b></td> <td>1.058</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Livingston_F.C." title="Livingston F.C.">Livingston</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>190</td> <td>48</td> <td>45</td> <td>97</td> <td>205</td> <td>306</td> <td>−101</td> <td><b>189</b></td> <td>0.995</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef"> <td>16</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Academical_F.C." title="Hamilton Academical F.C.">Hamilton Academical</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>114</td> <td>30</td> <td>26</td> <td>58</td> <td>93</td> <td>158</td> <td>−65</td> <td><b>116</b></td> <td>1.018</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Partick_Thistle_F.C." title="Partick Thistle F.C.">Partick Thistle</a> </td> <td>2</td> <td>76</td> <td>14</td> <td>19</td> <td>43</td> <td>76</td> <td>125</td> <td>−49</td> <td><b>61</b></td> <td>0.803</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef"> <td>18</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ross_County_F.C." title="Ross County F.C.">Ross County</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>38</td> <td>13</td> <td>14</td> <td>11</td> <td>47</td> <td>48</td> <td>−1</td> <td><b>53</b></td> <td>1.395</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Gretna_F.C." title="Gretna F.C.">Gretna</a><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1</td> <td>38</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>25</td> <td>32</td> <td>83</td> <td>−51</td> <td><b>13</b></td> <td>0.342</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>P = Position; Ssn = Number of seasons; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; Ppg = Points per game</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Top_goalscorers">Top goalscorers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Top goalscorers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock_F.C." title="Kilmarnock F.C.">Kilmarnock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rangers_F.C." title="Rangers F.C.">Rangers</a> player <a href="/wiki/Kris_Boyd" title="Kris Boyd">Kris Boyd</a> scored the most goals in the SPL, with 167 goals.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He broke the previous record of 158, set by <a href="/wiki/Henrik_Larsson" title="Henrik Larsson">Henrik Larsson</a>, by scoring five goals for Rangers in a 7–1 win against <a href="/wiki/Dundee_United_F.C." title="Dundee United F.C.">Dundee United</a> on 30 December 2009. Boyd and Larsson were the only players who scored more than 100 goals in the SPL era. There are players who scored far more goals in the predecessor <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League" title="Scottish Football League">Scottish Football League</a> competition, with <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_McGrory" title="Jimmy McGrory">Jimmy McGrory</a> holding the overall record with 408 goals in the top flight of Scottish football.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Top_10_SPL_goalscorers">Top 10 SPL goalscorers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Top 10 SPL goalscorers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kris_Boyd.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Kris_Boyd.jpg/170px-Kris_Boyd.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="254" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Kris_Boyd.jpg/255px-Kris_Boyd.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Kris_Boyd.jpg/340px-Kris_Boyd.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="3872" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Kris_Boyd" title="Kris Boyd">Kris Boyd</a>, the SPL's all-time top goalscorer</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="45">Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Club(s)<sup id="cite_ref-clubs_note_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clubs_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="45">Goals </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kris_Boyd" title="Kris Boyd">Kris Boyd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock_F.C." title="Kilmarnock F.C.">Kilmarnock</a> (2001–2006)<br /><a href="/wiki/Rangers_F.C." title="Rangers F.C.">Rangers</a> (2006–2010)<br />Kilmarnock (2013)</td> <td align="center">167 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henrik_Larsson" title="Henrik Larsson">Henrik Larsson</a><sup id="cite_ref-sfl_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sfl-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_F.C." title="Celtic F.C.">Celtic</a> (1998–2004)</td> <td align="center">158 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derek_Riordan" title="Derek Riordan">Derek Riordan</a><sup id="cite_ref-sfl_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sfl-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hibernian_F.C." title="Hibernian F.C.">Hibernian</a> (2001–2006)<br />Celtic (2006–2008) <br />Hibernian (2008–2011) <br /><a href="/wiki/St_Johnstone_F.C." title="St Johnstone F.C.">St Johnstone</a> (2012)</td> <td align="center">95 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_McDonald" title="Scott McDonald">Scott McDonald</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Motherwell_F.C." title="Motherwell F.C.">Motherwell</a> (2004–2007)<br />Celtic (2007–2010)</td> <td align="center">93 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hartson" title="John Hartson">John Hartson</a></td> <td>Celtic (2001–2006)</td> <td align="center">88 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Miller" title="Kenny Miller">Kenny Miller</a><sup id="cite_ref-sfl_79-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sfl-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Hibernian (1999–2000)<br />Rangers (2000–2001)<br />Celtic (2006–2007)<br />Rangers (2008–2011)</td> <td align="center">75 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Higdon" title="Michael Higdon">Michael Higdon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Falkirk_F.C." title="Falkirk F.C.">Falkirk</a> (2007–2009)<br /><a href="/wiki/St_Mirren_F.C." title="St Mirren F.C.">St Mirren</a> (2009–2011)<br />Motherwell (2011–2013)</td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">73 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nacho_Novo" title="Nacho Novo">Nacho Novo</a><sup id="cite_ref-sfl_79-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sfl-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dundee_F.C." title="Dundee F.C.">Dundee</a> (2002–2004)<br />Rangers (2004–2010) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Stokes" title="Anthony Stokes">Anthony Stokes</a></td> <td>Falkirk (2006–2007) <br />Hibernian (2009–2010) <br />Celtic (2010–2013)</td> <td align="center">67 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colin_Nish" title="Colin Nish">Colin Nish</a><sup id="cite_ref-sfl_79-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sfl-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C." title="Dunfermline Athletic F.C.">Dunfermline Athletic</a> (1999–2003) <br />Kilmarnock (2003–2008) <br />Hibernian (2008–2011) <br />Dundee (2012–2013)</td> <td align="center">64 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Records_and_awards">Records and awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Records and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Biggest home win</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Celtic_F.C." title="Celtic F.C.">Celtic</a> 9–0 <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_F.C." title="Aberdeen F.C.">Aberdeen</a> (2010–11)<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Biggest away win</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C." title="Dunfermline Athletic F.C.">Dunfermline Athletic</a> 1–8 Celtic (2005–06)<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most goals in a game</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Motherwell_6%E2%80%936_Hibernian" class="mw-redirect" title="Motherwell 6–6 Hibernian">Motherwell 6–6 Hibernian</a> (2009–10)<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most consecutive wins</dt> <dd>Celtic, 25, 2003–04<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most consecutive games unbeaten</dt> <dd>Celtic, 32, 2003–04<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most consecutive defeats</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Partick_Thistle_F.C." title="Partick Thistle F.C.">Partick Thistle</a>, 10, 2003–04<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most consecutive games without a win</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Academical_F.C." title="Hamilton Academical F.C.">Hamilton Academical</a>, 22, 2010–11</dd> <dt>Most consecutive games without scoring a goal</dt> <dd>Dunfermline Athletic, 9, 2006–07<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most points in a season</dt> <dd>Celtic, 103 points, 2001–02<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Fewest points in a season</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Gretna_F.C." title="Gretna F.C.">Gretna</a>, 13 points, 2007–08<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most goals scored in a season</dt> <dd>Celtic, 105 goals, 2003–04<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Fewest goals scored in a season</dt> <dd>St Johnstone, 23 goals, 2010–11<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most goals conceded in a season</dt> <dd>Aberdeen, 83 goals, 1999–00<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> Gretna, 83 goals, 2007–08<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Fewest goals conceded in a season</dt> <dd>Celtic, 18 goals, 2001–02<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most wins in a season</dt> <dd>Celtic, 33, 2001–02<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Fewest wins in a season</dt> <dd>Dunfermline Athletic, 4, 1998–99<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> <a href="/wiki/Livingston_F.C." title="Livingston F.C.">Livingston</a>, 4, 2005–06<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>: Hearts, 4, 2019–20</dd> <dt>Fewest defeats in a season</dt> <dd>Celtic, 1, 2001–02<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most defeats in a season</dt> <dd>Livingston, 28, 2005–06<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most draws in a season</dt> <dd>Dunfermline Athletic, 16, 1998–99<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> <a href="/wiki/St_Mirren_F.C." title="St Mirren F.C.">St Mirren</a>, 16, 2011–12<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Fewest home defeats in a season</dt> <dd>Celtic, 0, 2001–02 and 2002–03<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br />Rangers, 0, 2009–10<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Fewest away defeats in a season</dt> <dd>Celtic, 0, 2003–04<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Fewest home wins in a season</dt> <dd>Hamilton Academical, 1, 2010–11<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> Dunfermline Athletic, 1, 2011–12<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Fewest away wins in a season</dt> <dd>Dunfermline Athletic, 0, 1998–99<sup id="cite_ref-records_73-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Youngest player</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Scott_Robinson_(footballer)" title="Scott Robinson (footballer)">Scott Robinson</a>, for Hearts vs Inverness CT, 16 years, 45 days<sup id="cite_ref-ind_records_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind_records-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Youngest goalscorer</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fraser_Fyvie" title="Fraser Fyvie">Fraser Fyvie</a>, for Aberdeen vs Heart of Midlothian, 16 years, 306 days<sup id="cite_ref-ind_records_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind_records-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Oldest player</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Andy_Millen" title="Andy Millen">Andy Millen</a>, for St Mirren vs Hearts, 42 years 279 days, 15 March 2008<sup id="cite_ref-ind_records_81-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind_records-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most goals in a season</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Henrik_Larsson" title="Henrik Larsson">Henrik Larsson</a> (Celtic), 35 goals, 2000–01<sup id="cite_ref-ind_records_81-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind_records-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Fastest goal</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kris_Commons" title="Kris Commons">Kris Commons</a>, 12.2 seconds, Celtic 4 - 3 Aberdeen, 16 March 2013<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>All-time top scorer</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kris_Boyd" title="Kris Boyd">Kris Boyd</a> (Kilmarnock and Rangers), 164 goals<sup id="cite_ref-ind_records_81-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind_records-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most hat-tricks</dt> <dd>Henrik Larsson (Celtic), 12<sup id="cite_ref-ind_records_81-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind_records-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Hat-tricks in consecutive games</dt> <dd>Henrik Larsson (Celtic), 2000–01<sup id="cite_ref-ind_records_81-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind_records-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Anthony Stokes (Falkirk), 2006–07<sup id="cite_ref-ind_records_81-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind_records-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most goals in a game</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Miller" title="Kenny Miller">Kenny Miller</a>, 5, Rangers v St Mirren, 4 November 2000<sup id="cite_ref-ind_records_81-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind_records-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> Kris Boyd, 5, Kilmarnock v Dundee United, 25 September 2004<sup id="cite_ref-ind_records_81-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind_records-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> Kris Boyd, 5, Rangers v Dundee United, 30 December 2009<sup id="cite_ref-ind_records_81-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind_records-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> Gary Hooper, 5, Celtic v Heart of Midlothian, 13 May 2012</dd> <dt>Most consecutive clean sheets</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Robert_Douglas_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Douglas (footballer)">Robert Douglas</a>, Celtic, 7 games, 2000–01<sup id="cite_ref-ind_records_81-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind_records-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most clean sheets in a season</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fraser_Forster" title="Fraser Forster">Fraser Forster</a> and <a href="/wiki/%C5%81ukasz_Za%C5%82uska" title="Łukasz Załuska">Łukasz Załuska</a>, Celtic, 25 games, 2011–12<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_statistics_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_statistics-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Most SPL appearances</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/James_Fowler_(footballer)" title="James Fowler (footballer)">James Fowler</a>, 401 (correct to the end of the 2012–13 season)</dd> <dt>Highest attendance</dt> <dd>60,440, Celtic v St Mirren, 7 April 2001<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_statistics2_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_statistics2-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Lowest attendance</dt> <dd>431, Gretna v Inverness CT, 5 April 2008<sup id="cite_ref-SPL_statistics2_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_statistics2-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Highest average attendance</dt> <dd>59,369, Celtic, <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2000–01 Scottish Premier League">2000–01</a><sup id="cite_ref-SPL_statistics2_84-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_statistics2-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Lowest average attendance</dt> <dd>2,283, Gretna, <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2007–08 Scottish Premier League">2007–08</a><sup id="cite_ref-SPL_statistics2_84-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SPL_statistics2-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Highest transfer fee paid</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tore_Andr%C3%A9_Flo" title="Tore André Flo">Tore André Flo</a>, from <a href="/wiki/Chelsea_F.C." title="Chelsea F.C.">Chelsea</a> to Rangers, £12 million, 23 November 2000<sup id="cite_ref-Tore_André_Flo_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tore_André_Flo-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Highest transfer fee received</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Aiden_McGeady" title="Aiden McGeady">Aiden McGeady</a>, from Celtic to <a href="/wiki/FC_Spartak_Moscow" title="FC Spartak Moscow">Spartak Moscow</a>, £9.5 million, 13 August 2010<sup id="cite_ref-Aiden_McGeady_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aiden_McGeady-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Highest transfer fee between two SPL clubs</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Scott_Brown_(footballer,_born_June_1985)" title="Scott Brown (footballer, born June 1985)">Scott Brown</a>, from Hibernian to Celtic, £4.4 million, 1 June 2007<sup id="cite_ref-Scott_Brown_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scott_Brown-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_attendance_figures_at_domestic_professional_sports_leagues" title="List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues">List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Premier_League_monthly_awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Premier League monthly awards">Scottish Premier League monthly awards</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Scottish Premier League only existed between 1998 and 2013. For a complete record of clubs that have won Scottish league championships, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_football_champions" title="List of Scottish football champions">list of Scottish football champions</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-71"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-71">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The SPL was expanded from 10 teams in 1999–2000 to 12 teams in 2000–01. There was due to be a play-off involving the team that finished bottom of the SPL (<a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_F.C." title="Aberdeen F.C.">Aberdeen</a>) and the teams finishing second and third in the First Division (<a href="/wiki/Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C." title="Dunfermline Athletic F.C.">Dunfermline Athletic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Falkirk_F.C." title="Falkirk F.C.">Falkirk</a>) for two places in the SPL, but this was cancelled because Falkirk did not meet the stadium criteria for SPL membership.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-72"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-72">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Motherwell_F.C." title="Motherwell F.C.">Motherwell</a> finished bottom of the SPL but avoided relegation because the team that finished top of the First Division (<a href="/wiki/Falkirk_F.C." title="Falkirk F.C.">Falkirk</a>) did not meet the stadium criteria for SPL membership.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-74">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rangers were deducted 10 points for going into administration in the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2011–12 Scottish Premier League">2011–12 season</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-75"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-75">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gretna were deducted 10 points for going into administration in the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Scottish_Premier_League" title="2007–08 Scottish Premier League">2007–08 season</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-clubs_note-78"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-clubs_note_78-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Clubs only include those where players scored goals in the Scottish Premier League.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sfl-79"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-sfl_79-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sfl_79-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sfl_79-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sfl_79-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-sfl_79-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Player also scored goal(s) in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League" title="Scottish Football League">Scottish Football League</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gretna's points total would have been 23 points without a 10-point administration penalty they received. The lowest points total without such a penalty is 18 points, which was recorded by <a href="/wiki/Livingston_F.C." title="Livingston F.C.">Livingston</a> in 2005–06.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scottish_Premier_League&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22864944">"Scottish Football League clubs vote in favour of a proposed merger with the Scottish Premier League"</a>. <a href="/wiki/BBC_Sport" title="BBC Sport">BBC Sport</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Football Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_Federation" title="Scottish Football Federation">Scottish Football Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_Union" title="Scottish Football Union">Scottish Football Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Junior_Football_League" title="Scottish Junior Football League">Scottish Junior Football League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Age groups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Premier_Reserve_League" title="Scottish Premier Reserve League">Scottish Premier Reserve League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SPFL_Development_League" title="SPFL Development League">SPFL Development League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regional leagues</th><td 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League">Inter City Midweek League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inter_County_Football_League" title="Inter County Football League">Inter County League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanarkshire_Football_League" title="Lanarkshire Football League">Lanarkshire League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renfrewshire_Football_League" title="Renfrewshire Football League">Renfrewshire League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_County_Football_League" title="Scottish County Football League">Scottish County League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Junior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ayrshire_Junior_Football_League" title="Ayrshire Junior Football League">Ayrshire Junior League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Junior_Football_League" title="Central Junior Football League">Central Junior League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Junior_Football_League" title="East Junior Football League">East Junior League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fife_Junior_Football_League" title="Fife Junior Football League">Fife Junior League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Junior_Football_League" title="Glasgow Junior Football League">Glasgow Junior League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanarkshire_Junior_Football_League" title="Lanarkshire Junior Football League">Lanarkshire Junior League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Junior_Football_League" title="North Junior Football League">North Junior League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intermediate_dispute" title="Intermediate dispute">Scottish Intermediate League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Junior_Football_Association,_East_Region" title="Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region">Scottish Junior East Region Leagues</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/East_Region_Premiership" title="East Region Premiership">Superleague/Premiership</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Junior_Football_East_Region_Premier_League" title="Scottish Junior Football East Region Premier League">Premier League</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Junior_Football_East_Region_Premier_League_North" title="Scottish Junior Football East Region Premier League North">North Division</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Junior_Football_East_Region_Central_Division" title="Scottish Junior Football East Region Central Division">Central Division</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Junior_Football_East_Region_Premier_League_South" title="Scottish Junior Football East Region Premier League South">South Division</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Junior_Football_Association,_West_Region" title="Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region">Scottish Junior West Region Leagues</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/SJFA_West_Region_Premiership" title="SJFA West Region Premiership">Premiership</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/SJFA_West_Region_Championship" title="SJFA West Region Championship">Championship</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/SJFA_West_Region_League_One" title="SJFA West Region League One">League One</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/SJFA_West_Region_League_Two" title="SJFA West Region League Two">League Two</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/SJFA_West_Region_Ayrshire_District" title="SJFA West Region Ayrshire District">Ayrshire District</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/SJFA_West_Region_Central_District_First_Division" title="SJFA West Region Central District First Division">Central 1st</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/SJFA_West_Region_Central_District_Second_Division" title="SJFA West Region Central District Second Division">Central 2nd</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tayside_Junior_Football_League" title="Tayside Junior Football League">Tayside Junior League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wartime</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Eastern_Football_League_(Scotland)" title="North Eastern Football League (Scotland)">North Eastern League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Football_League_(Scotland)" title="Southern Football League (Scotland)">Southern League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Combined_Reserve_Football_League" title="Combined Reserve Football League">Combined Reserve League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayrshire_and_Renfrewshire_Football_League" title="Ayrshire and Renfrewshire Football League">Ayrshire and Renfrewshire League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayrshire_Football_Combination" title="Ayrshire Football Combination">Ayrshire Combination</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayrshire_Football_League" title="Ayrshire Football League">Ayrshire League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Football_Combination" title="Central Football Combination">Central Combination</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Football_League" title="Central Football League">Central League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_league_football_in_Dumfries_and_Galloway" title="Early league football in Dumfries and Galloway">Dumfries and Galloway leagues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Football_League_(Scotland)" title="Eastern Football League (Scotland)">Eastern League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midland_Football_League_(Scotland)" title="Midland Football League (Scotland)">Midland League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Football_League_(Scotland)" title="Northern Football League (Scotland)">Northern League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perthshire_League" title="Perthshire League">Perthshire League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Counties_League_(Scotland)" title="Southern Counties League (Scotland)">Southern Counties League (Scotland)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cup competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cross border</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Scottish_Cup" title="Anglo-Scottish Cup">Anglo-Scottish Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_League_Cup" title="British League Cup">British League Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coronation_Cup_(football)" title="Coronation Cup (football)">Coronation Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dubai_Champions_Cup" title="Dubai Champions Cup">Dubai Champions Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empire_Exhibition_Trophy" title="Empire Exhibition Trophy">Empire Exhibition Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_World_Championship" title="Football World Championship">Football World Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Franco-Scottish_Friendship_Cup" title="Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup">Friendship Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texaco_Cup" title="Texaco Cup">Texaco Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Drybrough_Cup" title="Drybrough Cup">Drybrough Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Qualifying_Cup" title="Scottish Qualifying Cup">Qualifying Cup</a></li> <li>SFA Challenge Cup <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/SFA_North_and_South_Region_Challenge_Cups" title="SFA North and South Region Challenge Cups">North Region</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Mungo_Cup" title="Saint Mungo Cup">Saint Mungo Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Cup" title="Spring Cup">Spring Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summer_Cup_(Scottish_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Summer Cup (Scottish football)">Summer Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B_Division_Supplementary_Cup" title="B Division Supplementary Cup">Supplementary Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennents%27_Sixes" title="Tennents' Sixes">Tennents' Sixes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ayrshire_Cup" title="Ayrshire Cup">Ayrshire Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Churchill_Cup_(Scotland)" title="Churchill Cup (Scotland)">Churchill Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dumbartonshire_Cup" title="Dumbartonshire Cup">Dumbartonshire Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Exhibition_Cup" title="Edinburgh Exhibition Cup">Edinburgh Exhibition Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Charity_Cup" title="Glasgow Charity Cup">Glasgow Charity Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Dental_Hospital_Cup" title="Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup">Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup</a></li> <li>Glasgow Exhibition Cup <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/1888_Glasgow_Exhibition_Cup" title="1888 Glasgow Exhibition Cup">1888</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_International_Exhibition_Cup" title="Glasgow International Exhibition Cup">1901</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_North_Eastern_Cup" title="Glasgow North Eastern Cup">Glasgow North Eastern Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanarkshire_Cup" title="Lanarkshire Cup">Lanarkshire Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Provost%27s_Rent_Relief_Cup" title="Lord Provost's Rent Relief Cup">Lord Provost's Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perthshire_Cup" title="Perthshire Cup">Perthshire Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosebery_Charity_Cup" title="Rosebery Charity Cup">Rosebery Charity Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_of_Scotland_Junior_Cup" title="West of Scotland Junior Cup">West of Scotland Junior Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilson_Cup_(football)" title="Wilson Cup (football)">Wilson Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wartime</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Eastern_Football_League_Cup" title="North Eastern Football League Cup">North Eastern League Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_League_Cup_(Scotland)" title="Southern League Cup (Scotland)">Southern League Cup</a></li> <li>Victory Cup <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/1919_Victory_Cup" title="1919 Victory Cup">1919</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/1946_Victory_Cup" title="1946 Victory Cup">1946</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_War_Emergency_Cup" title="Scottish War Emergency Cup">War Emergency Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navy_and_Army_War_Fund_Shield" title="Navy and Army War Fund Shield">War Fund Shield</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Friendly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allison_Trophy" title="Allison Trophy">Allison Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ARR_Craib_Cup" title="ARR Craib Cup">ARR Craib Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caledonia_Trophy" title="Caledonia Trophy">Caledonia Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evening_Telegraph_Challenge_Cup" title="Evening Telegraph Challenge Cup">Evening Telegraph Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Festival_Cup" title="Festival Cup">Festival Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_International_Tournament" title="Glasgow International Tournament">Glasgow International Tournament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibrox_International_Challenge_Trophy" title="Ibrox International Challenge Trophy">Ibrox Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Provost_of_Glasgow_Charity_Cup" title="Lord Provost of Glasgow Charity Cup">Lord Provost Charity Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennent_Caledonian_Cup" title="Tennent Caledonian Cup">Tennent Caledonian Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Top-level_men&#039;s_football_leagues_of_Europe_(UEFA)207" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse 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href="/wiki/Premier_League_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Professional_Football_League_(Bulgaria)" title="First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_Football_League" title="Croatian Football League">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cypriot_First_Division" title="Cypriot First Division">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_First_League" title="Czech First League">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danish_Superliga" title="Danish Superliga">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_League" title="Premier League">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meistriliiga" title="Meistriliiga">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands_Premier_League" title="Faroe Islands Premier League">Faroe Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veikkausliiga" title="Veikkausliiga">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligue_1" title="Ligue 1">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erovnuli_Liga" title="Erovnuli Liga">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bundesliga" title="Bundesliga">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibraltar_Football_League" title="Gibraltar Football League">Gibraltar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_League_Greece" title="Super League Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemzeti_Bajnoks%C3%A1g_I" title="Nemzeti Bajnokság I">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Besta_deild_karla" title="Besta deild karla">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israeli_Premier_League" title="Israeli Premier League">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serie_A" title="Serie A">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan_Premier_League" title="Kazakhstan Premier League">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_Superleague_of_Kosovo" title="Football Superleague of Kosovo">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_Higher_League" title="Latvian Higher League">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_Lyga" title="A Lyga">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_National_Division" title="Luxembourg National Division">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maltese_Premier_League" title="Maltese Premier League">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moldovan_Super_Liga" title="Moldovan Super Liga">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montenegrin_First_League" title="Montenegrin First League">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eredivisie" title="Eredivisie">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macedonian_First_Football_League" title="Macedonian First Football League">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NIFL_Premiership" title="NIFL Premiership">Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eliteserien" title="Eliteserien">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ekstraklasa" title="Ekstraklasa">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primeira_Liga" title="Primeira Liga">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Ireland_Premier_Division" title="League of Ireland Premier Division">Republic of Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liga_I" title="Liga I">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Premier_League" title="Russian Premier League">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campionato_Sammarinese_di_Calcio" title="Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Premiership" title="Scottish Premiership">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbian_SuperLiga" title="Serbian SuperLiga">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_First_Football_League" title="Slovak First Football League">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenian_PrvaLiga" title="Slovenian PrvaLiga">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Liga" title="La Liga">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allsvenskan" title="Allsvenskan">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Super_League" title="Swiss Super League">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%BCper_Lig" title="Süper Lig">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Premier_League" title="Ukrainian Premier League">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cymru_Premier" title="Cymru Premier">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Austria <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Tagblatt_Pokal" title="Tagblatt Pokal">Tagblatt Pokal</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Gauliga_Ostmark" title="Gauliga Ostmark">Gauliga Ostmark</a></small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_League_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="First League of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_football_league_system" title="Bulgarian football league system">Bulgaria</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Republic_Football_Championship" title="Bulgarian Republic Football Championship">Republic</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_State_Football_Championship" 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